“I know how—she—suffered, and—and I’m not bitter against her, really,” she continues rapidly. “But when I think of all we had to suffer because of her, I—I can’t quite forgive her, or—or forget that you loved her once; though you thought you were loving me all the time!”
“I did love you all the time, sweetheart,” I assure her, and that is true; but it is true also that I still love that dead woman as I loved her in life; not as I love Anne, my wife, but as the page loved the queen.
I shall never tell that to Anne, though. She would not understand.
Mr. Oppenheim’s Latest Novel
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Mr. Oppenheim’s new story is a narrative of mystery and international intrigue that carries the reader breathless from page to page. It is the tale of the secret and world-startling methods employed by the Emperor of Japan through Prince Maiyo, his close kinsman, to ascertain the real reasons for the around-the-world cruise of the American fleet. The American Ambassador in London and the Duke of Denvenham, an influential Englishman, work hand in hand to circumvent the Oriental plot, which proceeds mysteriously to the last page. From the time when Mr. Hamilton Fynes steps from the Lusitania into a special tug, in his mad rush towards London, to the very end, the reader is carried from deep mystery to tense situations, until finally the explanation is reached in a most unexpected and unusual climax.
No man of this generation has so much facility of expression, so many technical resources, or so fine a power of narration as Mr. E. Phillips Oppenheim.—Philadelphia Inquirer.
Mr. Oppenheim is a past master of the art of constructing ingenious plots and weaving them around attractive characters.—London Morning Post.
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Has the merit of engaging the reader’s attention at once and holding it to the end.—New York Sun.
It is exciting, is plausibly and cleverly written, and is not devoid of a love motive.—Chicago Examiner.
It can be heartily recommended to those who enjoy a novel with a good plot, entertaining characters, and one which is carefully written.—Chicago Tribune.
One of the most fascinating mystery stories of recent years, a tale that catches the attention at the beginning and tightens the grip of its hold with the turn of its pages.—Boston Globe.
A mysterious story in which nearly all the personages are as much puzzled as the reader and a detective encounters a unique surprise. Originality is the most striking characteristic of the personages.—New York Times.
The first chapter compels the absorbed interest of the reader and lays the groundwork for a thrilling tale in which mystery follows upon mystery through a series of dramatic situations and surprises.—Philadelphia Press.
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The book is an inspiration.—Boston Globe.
Without qualification one of the worthiest publications of the year.—Pittsburg Post.
Aunt Jane has become a real personage in American literature.—Hartford Courant.
A philosophy sweet and wholesome flows from the lips of “Aunt Jane.”—Chicago Evening Post.
The sweetness and sincerity of Aunt Jane’s recollections have the same unfailing charm found in “Cranford.”—Philadelphia Press.
To a greater degree than her previous work it touches the heart by its wholesome, quaint human appeal.—Boston Transcript.
The stories are prose idyls; the illuminations of a lovely spirit shine upon them, and their literary quality is as rare as beautiful.—Baltimore Sun.
Margaret E. Sangster says: “It is not often that an author competes with herself, but Eliza Calvert Hall has done so successfully, for her second volume centred about Aunt Jane is more fascinating than her first.”
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“A howling success”
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When the American baby’s mother hurries off from London to Egypt, where her husband is ill with fever, the baby, in company with its colored nurse and a friend of its mother’s, follows more leisurely. The trio stop at Oberammergau to see the Passion Play, in Rome to witness a special mass conducted by Pope Leo,—in a word, do more or less sightseeing, until they finally reach Cairo, where much more exciting events befall them. The description of the places they visit is enhanced by a pleasant vein of humor, and an attractive love episode sustains the interest. It is an extremely entertaining story, light and vivacious, with brisk dialogue and diverting situations—just the book for summer reading.
A series of characteristic pictures, by the well-known artist, Mr. R. F. Outcault, and Modest Stein gives additional charm to the volume.
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Minor changes have been made to correct typesetters’ errors; otherwise, every effort has been made to remain true to the author’s words and intent.